Learjet 55 N135LR

Summary

On 26 February 2020 at about 04:56 local time, a Learjet 55 registered N135LR, operated by Northwest Aircraft Rental Inc, was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 February 2020 at 04:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Monmouth Executive (BLM)

Coordinates

40.1867, -74.1244

Aircraft

Learjet 55

Registration

N135LR

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

2

Operator

Northwest Aircraft Rental Inc

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richmond → Farmingdale

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ERA20CA113

Nobody was injured.

The flight crew's failure to stop the airplane on the available runway, which was wet and resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he and the copilot were conducting an instrument approach to the runway in a business jet. He noted that the weather conditions included fog and mist. After touching down about 1,500 ft down the 7,300-ft-long runway, he engaged the thrust reversers and applied the brakes gradually because the runway was "slippery." As the airplane approached the end of the runway, he applied full braking, but the airplane departed the end of the runway and impacted a ditch, which resulted in the forward landing gear breaking and the airplane nosing down. The copilot corroborated the pilot's statement. The fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.